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Can MM212 spray transfer?

My new welder, MM212, should be in today and I'll have a few choices to make when I go get it. What I need to decide is, do I want 75/25 or 90/10? The lws has both in stock. I've never done spray transfer but I've read the 90/10 would be needed to do it. Is my machine capable of doing it? If my 212 doesn't have the power, then there is no sense getting a gas that may make it weld that much harder, it may just make it harder for me to not burn through things.

My new welder, MM212, should be in today and I'll have a few choices to make when I go get it. What I need to decide is, do I want 75/25 or 90/10? The lws has both in stock. I've never done spray transfer but I've read the 90/10 would be needed to do it. Is my machine capable of doing it? If my 212 doesn't have the power, then there is no sense getting a gas that may make it weld that much harder, it may just make it harder for me to not burn through things.

"Because of this heat and the size of the weld puddle, spray transfer is somewhat limited in welding positions. The heat and size of the weld puddle also limits spray transfer to material 1/8” or thicker. Welding steel with spray transfer is usually done in the flat position, and the horizontal fillet weldposition. Horizontal position spray arc welds are lap and T- joint fillet welds.
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Broccoli1, I'm not neccessarily sure I do want to spray. I'm fairly new to welding, but think I'm off to a good start, so I am buying "the best equipment I can afford " and want to keep my options open. I really don't know much about it or why it is better/worse then short circuit, but if my welder is capable of it then I may want to try it to see what I think about it. I'm not calling you out, but from your reply I get the idea that you don't think much of it. That's cool. It seems like some on here find it has a useful purpose. I'd like to form my own opinion.

I asked today at our lws and they only have the 75/25 or 90/10 right now. I'm not sure what else they can get in, but if my welder comes in today I'd like to pick up my wire and a bottle and be ready to make some sparks!

Thanks for the replies and info. H80N, I really appreciate the links to more knowledge. I'll probably have time to read through that tonight.

Based on the information Miller is supplying on the V/A graph for the MM 212, go with C25 shielding gas. The MM 212 doesn't look like it's going to have enough top end voltage for spray arc, especially with 90/10.